25.4 OUT! Stunning caught and bowled! Neil Wagner, you beauty. Low full toss, outside off, Warner looks to push it back. However, he cannot keep it down. It is not that high either. Just about goes inches above the ground to Wagner and what does the fast bowler do? Gets low, sticks out his right hand and voila! It sticks! Warner initially hangs around, wanting a confirmation but Wagner claims his catch and the umpires get together. It appears as if it is going to be referred upstairs but nope, Warner is happy with Wagner's confirmation and looks like Aleem Dar has signalled to Nigel Llong that Wagner plucked it inches above the ground. Stunning, absolutely stunning.
75/2

13 OUT! LBW! Well, 29 out of Colin de Grandhomme's 38 Test wickets have been top 6 batsmen. Make that 30 out of 39. Kane Williamson's policy to go to his gun bowler, or well dibbly-dobbly, if you like, has paid rich dividends. That is the strength of CdG. People take him lightly and he punches you above his weight. His strength is accuracy and he keeps the balls pretty straight. No different here. Fuller in length, hint of inswing, Burns plays a lazy flick shot and misses it. Cannot do that. However slow the ball might be. Is pinged on the pads flush in front and Colin starts to celebrate, then appeals. Umpire Aleem Dar takes his time but then raises his finger. Burns walks towards his partner, has a discussion about the review but Warner is not too hopeful. Here comes Ball Tracker. MISSING LEG STUMP! Well, well, well. Tim Paine or no Tim Paine, reviews are not Australia's forte. The solid-looking stand is broken.
40/1

101.3 OUT! BOWLED AROUND HIS LEGS! It is Wagner who has removed the man who has become a thorn in the flesh of the opposition pretty quickly. Sad, sad moment for Marnus Labuschagne. In spite of scoring 143? Why, do you ask? Because Labuschagne would have been only the third player after Zaheer Abbas and Mudassar Nazar to register three consecutive 150-plus scores in Test cricket! He is distraught. Not perhaps of the missed record but simply because he has been denied an opportunity to bat throughout the day. A bit of his own doing, one would say. Labuschagne walks across his stumps and does so pretty early. Wagner targets the stumps and does so with a fast ball. Labuschagne misses his flick and the ball hits the stumps. He just stands there dismayed and then trudges off. The whole crowd gives him a standing applause. Can New Zealand keep Australia under 375 now?
301/5

74.3 OUT! CAUGHT! Steven Smith departs and luckily for Latham, his dropped catch does not cost the Kiwis much. Another bouncer bowled on middle and leg by Wagner, Smith this time does not duck and plays the hook shot. He mistimes it a touch and the ball goes straight to Tim Southee near short backward square leg. Smith has to depart and the 132-run stand has been broken. Now it is a chance for the Kiwis to test the under-question Australian middle order. Will they be up for the task?
207/3

82.1 OUT! TIMBER! The new ball does the trick! This is brilliant bowling from Southee but also a bad decision by Wade. Good length delivery on off, swinging in, Wade misreads the movement on it and decides to leave the ball. The ball goes on to hit the top of the off pole and the Kiwi players are ecstatic. Two quick wickets for New Zealand, one before Drinks and one after. Can they pick up more wickets before end of the day's play or will Australia hold on?
225/4

112.1 OUT! Drilled straight to the cover fielder. Head departs after playing a handy knock though. A full ball outside off, asking for the drive. Head obliges and connects it well but it goes straight to Santner. He cannot believe it as he goes off. They check for the front foot no ball but Southee is fine. A deserving second wicket for Southee.
325/6

146.2 OUT! Caught behind! No 5-fer for Wagner, no declaration from Australia because they have been bowled out. A short ball, down the leg side, Paine looks to pull but he is cramped for room. The ball takes the glove and BJ Watling dives to his left to take the catch. He appeals and umpire Aleem Dar raises his finger. Paine does not bother reviewing and the innings ends at last. 416 IS WHAT AUSTRALIA HAVE MANAGED. TEA AS WELL ON DAY 2.
416/10

134.4 OUT! BOWLED! MAIDEN TEST WICKET FOR JEET RAVAL! And more than him, Watling is happy. What happened there? Cummins has been bowled around the legs. A flighted ball down the leg side which spins from leg towards middle stump, Cummins looks to sweep it but fails to get any bat on it. The ball goes around his legs and hits the stumps. An annoying stand comes to an end. Can the Kiwis finish Australia off before Tea?
363/7

145 OUT! Caught! Starc holes out now. Finally someone is there to take a catch. Great take from a great player. Kane Williamson. After spending 145 overs in the field, you do this. Rephrase. EVEN after spending so much time on the field, you do this. Full and outside off, angling away, Starc looks to go over the bowler but the bat turns in his hands and he ends up skewing it. The ball goes off the top edge high in the air. It looks like it will land safely but Williamson covers good ground to his right from mid off, keeps his eyes on the ball and then slides to take a stunner. Superb. Starc's cameo ends but the innings doesn't. Australia continue to bat.
408/8

146 OUT! Caught! That is a good catch from Colin de Grandhomme and Wagner has his fourth! A short ball, outside leg, from over the wicket, Lyon looks to pull but this time gets a bit of a top edge. The ball flies in the air and de Grandhomme at fine leg slides to his right and takes a good catch as the ball was coming at pace.
416/9

1.4 OUT! KABOOM! Number two is down in the second over itself! So Raval does go early and has been knocked over. Hazlewood too has a wicket to his name. Gets the line right, gets the length right and that is the end of Raval. It is fuller and around middle and off. It tails back in late. Raval fails to adjust to the movement. He tries to flick it in the end but misses. It hits the pads and then the stumps. Another low score for Raval and New Zealand are in big trouble here.
1/2

0.5 OUT! In the air... taken! Latham is out of here for a duck! Now, now, now, who expected that? Everyone would have put his money on Jeet Raval to go early. Mitchell Starc draws first blood. The extra bounce does Latham in. It is shorter and on the body, Latham looks to work it on the leg side but there is extra bounce. He does try to take his hand off the handle but too late. It hits the higher part and lobs back towards the bowler. He takes a dolly moving to his right. An early breakthrough, just the start Australia wanted. Also, a good wicket as Latham is known to play long innings.
1/1

22.4 OUT! CAUGHT! That is a stunner from Smith at second slip. WOW! A blinder. Probably the catch of the summer for Australia. The shot though can be questioned here. Why did Williamson play that? It is a short ball outside off, Williamson looks to guide it down to third man but does not commit to the shot completely. It goes off the outside edge and flies between third slip and second slip. Smith dives horizontally, stretches his right hand out and the ball stays in. A one-handed blinder to get rid of the Kiwi skipper. A special catch to remove a special player. Also, something outstanding to break a stand which looked at ease. Williamson walks back disappointed. Maybe a lapse of concentration for him there. Played at a ball he could have left. Australia back on top now. Kiwis trail by 339 runs.
77/3

46 OUT! Lyon strikes and the Australians get the massive wicket of Taylor. No century for him. What was going through his mind? Let us try and see this period off till Drinks? Lyon bowls it full and just around off. Now, normally, Rosco would have attempted a cover drive. But perhaps, he was consumed by the fact that there was a break round the corner. Taylor lunges forward and looks to defend it towards the off side. The ball goes straight on, takes the outside edge and goes towards Steven Smith at first slip. He bends low and pouches it comfortably, just above the turf. Also, commendable effort from Travis Head on the third ball of this over. Had that been a single, Rosco might still have been batting!
147/7

28.5 OUT! Nicholls is strangled down the leg side. Third time lucky for Starc. His third. The left-arm seamer is stepping up when his team needs him to do so. This though is a lucky wicket. The last two deliveries were similar, they were worked towards fine leg for two. This time though, it is another delivery down the leg side. Nicholls looks to flick but the ball kisses the edge and goes to Paine who takes it, appeals and up goes the finger. Henry is disgusted with himself as he walks back. New Zealand in deep trouble now. Can Australia get another before Stumps?
97/4

29 OUT! TIMBER! They have taken another on the next ball itself and Starc is on a hat-trick. The nightwatchman lasts just the one ball. Half the side back in the hut for New Zealand even before they cross 100. It is a very full delivery outside off from Starc. Wagner is in two minds there and eventually looks to jam it out but does so away from his body. It hits the inside edge and crashes into the stumps. The crowd is going mad. Starc is on fire! Australia finishing the day brilliantly.
97/5

37.3 OUT! DRAGGED ON! Missed run out? No worries. Australia's golden boy is here, while Watling is out of here. Aussies have a real chance of bowling out the Kiwis for a low score here. Cummins dishes out a good length ball on off, Watling is in two minds whether to leave it or defend it and then decides to do the latter. The ball kisses the inside edge and goes on to hit the stumps. Now, it all depends on Taylor to help the visitors avoid the follow-on.
120/6

47 OUT! CAUGHT! What is happening here? Lot of confusion going around! The third umpire has told Aleem Dar, the onfield umpire that he has no conclusive evidence to overturn the decision. 5-fer for Starc, though it can be argued whether this was a wicket in the first place. Nasty bouncer, bowled around middle and off, de Grandhomme looks to defend it off the back foot but the ball suddenly shoots up. It goes off something to Steven Smith at second slip who pouches it safely to his left. Now, Starc straightaway celebrates and so do the Aussies. However, de Grandhomme looks a bit confused. He asks Aleem Dar who now gives it out. Colin looks bemused and consults his partner for a review. Signals the 'T'. Here come the replays. Now, by the first look, to the naked eye, from the side on angle, it seems like it has kissed the helmet. But has it kissed the glove or the outside edge? Now, Hot Spot shows nothing on the gloves and then the Ultra Edge rolls in. There is a spike. But, AFTER it goes past the gloves. The third umpire takes multiple looks at it and with every look, it seems like it has missed the glove. However, Marais Erasmus does not want to take any risks and tells Dar that he is not sure whether there is any conclusive evidence to overturn the decision. So, the decision stays as it is. Tough, tough luck for Colin. He will feel robbed. And the Kiwis are robbed of a review as well. If the third umpire is not sure, shouldn't the benefit of doubt go to the batsman? Possible thoughts about changing the rule?
155/8

54.4 OUT! BOWLED! Off the rough! Aha... Marnus Warne has a wicket. Nope, that is not a mistake in the name. That is genuinely a good ball. Full and outside off, Santner looks to drive. But this one has landed on the rough. It then spins back in, goes past the inside edge and hits the timber. Marnus is running along, almost doing an Imran Tahir.
166/9

55.2 OUT! Caught! That's it. New Zealand are all out. Lyon flights it outside off, inviting Southee for the slog. He obliges and launches it out of the park. He, however, only manages to slice it up high towards point. Neser settles under it and pouches it easily. Southee was defending till the time he had Santner for company but now with an injured Ferguson at the other end, Southee had no other choice than trying to score quickly. He tries and perishes in that attempt. NEW ZEALAND ARE ALL OUT FOR 166.
166/10

18 OUT! CAUGHT! Warner does not survive long after the LBW shout! After getting a start here as well, Warner gets out. Short of a length delivery on middle which hurried onto him, Warner looks to pull it but ends up top edging it. He then checks whether he won't get hit-wicket as he lost control of his willow. David then, as he goes to pick up his bat sees Blundell taking the catch at mid on and then walks off. Blundell, the substitute fielder, comes a few steps ahead and pouches it safely.
44/1

47.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Burns is a goner and Australia lose their third wicket. Southee bowls a well-directed bouncer, on middle and off. Burns looks to hop and get over the ball in an attempt to keep it down. He only manages to get his glove on it. The ball flies towards the gully region where Henry Nicholls takes an easy catch. Southee gets his 2nd wicket of the innings and Australia are now 398/3 effectively.
148/3

42.2 OUT! Caught! Wagner strikes. Gets him second time in a row. He has persisted with the short stuff and finally it pays the dividend for him. Another bouncer on middle, Labuschagne takes the challenge and goes for the pull but he cannot time it to his liking. It lobs towards Santner at mid-wicket who takes it easily. A fine innings from him comes to end.
131/2

50.1 OUT! CAUGHT! Steven Smith now departs and Australia lose 2 wickets in quick succession! Wagner bowls a bouncer this time, on middle and leg. Smith looks to pull this powerfully but does not get the perfect timing on it. The ball goes a bit uppishly to the right of Jeet Raval at square leg who tumbles to that side and takes the catch. Smith looks really disappointed as he goes back to the pavilion. Australia have to be careful here not to lose wickets in a heap.
154/4

63.5 OUT! Caught! Wade is out of here. And, he is very, very distraught. A short ball, outside off, Matthew looks ready to punish it and pulls it really, really hard. But to his horror, he picks out Jeet Raval to perfection at deep mid-wicket! Surely, he did not want to get out this way? He takes some time and then trudges off.
189/8

52 OUT! TAKEN! Southee gets another wicket and this time it is Travis Head. Wickets falling like nine-pins for Australia right now. Southee bowls a short ball down the leg side, it stays a touch low after pitching. Head looks to help it fine down the leg side but he does so uppishly. Colin de Grandhomme at leg gully takes a simple catch and half the Australian side back in the hut now.
160/5

53.2 OUT! TIMBER! Australia are collapsing under the lights at Perth. Are New Zealand in with a chance? Good length ball tailing back in, Paine looks to flick it but the ball sneaks between the bat and pad, going onto hit the middle stump. The Australian skipper looks surprised and is having a look at the pitch before making his way back to the pavilion. The Kiwis bowling with a spring in their steps now. Can they take another wicket before Stumps?
160/6

63 OUT! Caught down the leg side! Wagner gets the first wicket of the afternoon. In a way, it is good for Australia that Cummins is gone. They would not want their premier bowler to get injured to this short stuff. A length ball, outside leg, Pat looks to tickle but only manages a thin inside. Watling catches and appeals but PC is going nowhere. Now, he looks at the umpire who raises his finger and Cummins is happy to go. Wagner two away from a 5-fer in this innings.
180/7

69.1 OUT! Caught at fly slip! Brilliant captaincy from Williamson to keep a fielder in that position. With Starc going after the balls so hard, edges flying through the slips are always on the cards. Exactly what happened. Fullish length ball outside off, Starc looks to power it over long off but gets a thick outside edge which goes straight to Taylor at fly slip who makes no mistake. Fifer for Southee. It's been a hard toil for the pacers and the Kiwi bowler kept coming hard and has got a fifer to his name.
217/9

6.2 OUT! Caught at point! Starc strikes and the poor run for Raval in Tests continues. Australia draw first blood. This is just behind the good length area but on off. Raval comes forward and looks to defend. The ball takes the outside edge and goes straight to Lyon at point. He is not going to drop these. Raval shakes his head as he walks off.
6/1

23.3 OUT! LBW! That is plumb and Aleem Dar has to overturn the decision! Lyon has his second. The arm ball does the trick. Pitched around off, Latham stays back to defend but misses it as the ball skids off the deck. He is caught in his crease and is hit on the pads. Lyon immediately roars but umpire Dar shakes his head. Tim Paine has a long chat with his bowler and when it seems like both are not convinced whether that would be out, he signals for the review. Ball Tracker shows it to be hitting leg stump and one man who could have stayed for hours at the crease, departs.
57/4

9.1 OUT! Turn and bounce, caught at short leg! That is a huge, huge wicket with 10 minutes to go to Lunch. Kane Williamson is gone. Nothing much he could have done there. The pitch has consumed him. Accurate Lyon lands this right on the rough outside off, around a shorter length. Williamson stays back to tuck but the ball lands on that black mark, generates dust and kicks off suddenly. Zooms in, takes the inside edge, hits the thigh and lobs to Matthew Wade at short leg. The Aussies celebrate and even before the appeal can be completed, Aleem Dar's finger is up. They check for the overstepping but Lyon is fine. Williamson walks back disappointed but to be fair, there was nothing much he could have done to that ball.
21/2

22.4 OUT! Caught behind! There goes Rosco. Starc has struck. His second wicket. Taylor, looking to play his natural game, has perished. The ball is not much different from the second one in this over. The length is short and Rosco thinks that he can pull across the line. He does so but perhaps this one comes quicker than his anticipation. Takes the under edge and goes behind, with Tim Paine completing the formalities. Another massive blow.
57/3

39.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Well, a bit of a bizarre procedure there. Let us describe the events one by one. Tossed up delivery outside off, Nicholls lunges to defend but the ball comes in with the angle, hits the pads and lobs to silly point. Now, Travis Head takes it, celebrates and then appeals. Aleem Dar immediately raises his finger. Seeing that, Travis Head runs around in circles in jubilation while Nicholls asks the umpire the manner of his dismissal. On being informed that he has been given out caught, Nicholls has a long chat with Watling and then signals the 'T'. Now comes the bizarre part. From one side of the replays, it seems that the ball has hit the pad, then hit the back of the bat and dipped to Travis Head who has taken a very good catch, inches above the ground. But the third umpire is only checking the legality of the catch. Does that mean he is satisfied there is an edge? No Hot Spot is checked, nor Snicko. Eventually, the third umpire relays the message to Aleem Dar who signals it OUT once again. So - was this an umpire's review or a player's review? Something to ponder as TEA IS TAKEN.
98/5

61 OUT! There is a faint mark on Hot Spot and Watling is caught down the leg side! A very bizarre moment for Australia. A short ball down the leg side, Watling got across and looked to fend but seemed to have missed. Now, there was a noise. Paine heard it. Or he looked to be the only one who heard it. He straightaway ran to the bowler in celebration and then started to appeal. But umpire Nigel Llong, seemingly looking frustrated at the continuous appeals from Australia all day, shook his head. For a change, Paine did not ask anyone. ANYONE. Smith at first slip did not move an inch while Starc was just looking to go back to his mark. Then suddenly, he sees his skipper go for the review and is clearly surprised, asking him whether he was sure! From the replays, to the naked eye, it looks the ball has hit the abdomen. But Hot Spot shows the tiniest of marks on the glove and then the abdomen! Nothing on the Snickometer but that does not matter. The decision is overturned and Watling has to depart. Well played, once again.
154/7

59.3 OUT! Edged and taken! Smith put one down earlier but he makes amends for that by taking a pretty decent catch. The batsman is different though. Colin de Grandhomme's wonderful fight ends. Much similar to the dismissal of Joe Burns on Saturday evening. Not exactly a brute but a toughie nevertheless. A length ball around off, de Grandhomme is forced to play at it but the ball seams away off the deck and takes Colin by surprise. He cannot do much having already committed into the shot. The outside edge is taken and it goes low to first slip where Steven Smith takes it safely, then dives forward. End of a wonderful 56-run stand.
154/6

61.5 OUT! That is a stunning catch! The short stuff gets Santner. He was never looking comfortable and departs for a 8-ball duck. But what concentration from Travis Head! It is never easy to field for a fast bowler but Head did not move an inch. Normally, players take their eyes off and look for cover. But not Head. A short ball, right at the body from around the wicket, Mitchell cannot do much other than hop and tamely fend at it. The ball goes straight off the face of the bat, straight to silly point who just takes it calmly. Or makes it look pretty simple.
154/8

65.3 OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Starc does not get a 10-fer. We do not have a Day 5. Lyon finishes things off. Full and outside off, Southee comes forward to defend but the ball spins in slightly, takes the outside edge and goes straight to first slip. An easy chance for Steven Smith this time and he makes no mistake. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 296 RUNS!
171/10

63 OUT! Caught behind and Starc has 9 in the match! A length ball, around middle, Wagner looks to defend but the ball angles away, takes the outside edge and goes to Tim Paine. Starc starts to celebrate and is that the end of the game? Will Lockie Ferguson come out to bat?
163/9